FAMILY PHCENICOPTERID.E. FLAMINGOES. 



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FAHILY PHCENICOPTERID/E. 



Flamingoes, 



Large, tall birds, usually red or pink ; bill, very much bent, with tooth- 

 like serrations on edge. 



Wing, over 17 inches long (carpus to tip). 



General plumage, red or pink; neck and legs, long; bill, much bent with tooth-like serra- 

 tions on edge. Phoenicopterus ruber. Flamingo. 



See No. 138. 



A few Flamingoes are still found in extreme southern Florida. The species is common m 

 the Bahama Islands. 



